Recently, I participated in a new ministry (for me). Our family and a friend from our Sunday School class went to a senior care facility in town. We took handmade valentines and Hershey's Kisses to ....
Pitchers and catchers report today. Over the next several weeks, hundreds of baseball players will be competing, working hard to fulfill lifelong dreams of landing on a major league roster. The managers are looking for specific ....
Help someone with a chore. (more…)
I looked around my office yesterday and noticed something. I lacked anything in the office that would show visitors that I'm a Christian. No crosses. No framed Scripture verse. No Christian-themed art work. I was ....
I'm very lucky to have a few people in my life who will listen to me vent. They let me complain and moan and gripe and, yes, even let loose a few cuss words. (more…)
Nobody enjoys seeing photos or videos of abused or starving children. But advertisers and activist groups keep putting them on television. You know why? (more…)
You know that friend you've been meaning to call? Call him.
When Corinn and I were preparing to move our family from Missouri to Texas, we were completelely overwhelmed. We were scrambling to pack, scrambling to paint, clean, and do all of the things to get ....
Originally posted December 27, 2012 A few years ago, the pastor of a church we attended challenged his congregation to read the Bible seven days a week for 24 minutes each day. He called it ....
Our choice of words can make all the difference. I heard recently that we can often replace the word "opportunity" with the word "obligation." Let's see how it works. (more…)